The Disorder of Political Inquiry
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780674016781
Subjects: Political science & theory; Politics/International Relations; Philosophy; Politics / Current Events; Reference; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Naturalism; Methodology; Political Science; Social sciences
Description: "Engaging the work of thinkers such as Richard Rorty, Charles Taylor, Pierre Bourdieu, Roy Bhaskar, and Hannah Arendt, as well as recent literature in political science and the history and philosophy of science, Topper proposes a pluralist, normative, and broadly pragmatist conception of political inquiry, one that is analytically rigorous yet alive to the notorious vagaries, idiosyncrasies, and messy uncertainties of political life."--Jacket.